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Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
AFEW FIGURES.

THERE are about 1850, 600 umbre1ias and
parasols sold in this country every year 8.
ALL the locomotives of the world are said
to number 1O5, 600, representing total OF
100000 horse power. :=ss
OFFICIAL statistics show the emigration
from Italy last year to be 167,S29. OF this
number $500 came to the United States.
THE Christians in the United States NUM-
her Episco palians, {, ,7S7, ,733; Congregational,
4,5g0,412; Presbyterians, q 71O, ,632; total, l6,
O15,7T. a. - Z # s.#s f.f5
TINS country ships to Europe every win
ter over 100000 barrels Of oysters. The
daily consumption in New York alone is
thought to be 10, 0O0, 600 of the bivalv1s. 81 '5.s
In ten years. time the percentage Of wa
ter power employed in this country fell from
48 to s5 per cent, thus showing the advance
in the use Of steam, &
THE peninsula Of Hindostan embraces
1882 2,6A square miles, and has population
of 253, 1891 ,S21. OF this land it is reported
thot 120, ,O00, 600 acres are useless. a
ITis estimated that one sixth OF the popu.
lation Of this country, OF fully e, ,Ooo, 900 peo
pie, are Catholics. There are {, 6,910 churches.
7,65s priests, 81 bishops, IL archbishops and
one cardinal. =
81 COAST SURVEY reports gives the UniteG
States coast line on the Pacific ocean at l2,z
734 miles, and on the Atlantic at ii, ,sG0 miles
!. This includes Alaska on the Pacific shore
which alone has in extent ., $50 omiles.
Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
/ MISCELLANEOUS.

5 GERMANY and Switzerland manufacture
annually 2,00O, 600 glass eyes. HI .,.s
In the first transports Of delight the hap
py father rushes into the room exclaiming:
''Iye got q sonl les q boy II =..5s..
+ COMPELLING the dairy cows to drink from
filthy pools may not injure the animals, but
it is sure to affect those using their milk.
IF tea is to be saved for drin king cold or
reheating, pour II OF from the leaves as
soon as STEPPED and while hot The astrin-
gent properties are then not 80 completely
dissolved out and consequently the tea Isl
more palatable and less injurious.
The porcelain tower OF Nankin' is 50
called from its being entirely covered with
porcelain tiles, beautifully painted. 1t is
nine stories high, has base twelve feet in
thickness, which gradually lessons until on
the top there is q single pineapple upon q
pyra1nid. it has been built about four hun.
lred years, and is q thing Of beauty
. RHEUMATIsMSa and sciatica are treated id
Paris by the blood bath remedy. The pa
lent is taken to the abattoirs and placed in
- empty bath into which the blood from
.st:si1tss asi,a "a mails IS conducted Goagu-s
z5s srsJ place, and in half an hour,s
ts ssssssss len leaves the solid mass and
81 An irrita tating sensation
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Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02

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4 GREAT MISTAK

has heretofore been MADE ~ tne treatment
rheumatlsm neuralgia ,, aha nervous q
siek headache. lhls ls evidenced 81 oy the
failure On the part OF thousands q sunereis
e ma rellei even thougn Lhey nave ex,
haunted the skill of various physicians and
tried numerous so-calied remedies. lo
sucil y thlophoros ls offered as g sote sure
ana qa'acs cure lts success mas mas Deen pne-
nom no'menal, and yetlt g g not surprising Pc e.
e. cause y ,gA 90 all that y claimed for =.
Inc Ath!ophoros 70. Wlll gladly refer any
VINO desire TO make an lnVesngatlon s 4. 70
Isllaple paIsaes Nilo h'.Yo peen clleu
~ ~ -. t s. 8, s.5 I,
=. Gillespie, Real Estate 2 and Loan. an.
Agent, ct Atlantic, Iowa, says e. Ny rheu-
ma mmatism first appeared in the hip, and then
extended down into the legs through the
+ sciatic nerve. I suffered whether Standing
or sitting, and it was with the greatest of
difficulty that / succeeded in hobbling to
~, ~ ,,tt;ao a'ah ~. oons,,ltal ,I,ys;n;es,,
NY once each Gay. Coiisl1teu PAy slclal1s
Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
WEI GhI WORDs. ]

E5 A RuB1cuNn nose does not always indicate
q tendency Tor alcoholic beverage It may
be the result Of a distressful nalady 555s
h AN inordinate desire to live .sin style too
much inf nfluences many young people begin
ming life together az husband and wife. /
The happiness of fImany 9 little household has
been wrecked BY this vain motive.
B 3A MOTHER is unwise who begins to tempt
her cllildren,s i appetites while young, with
any form 81 pastry. They soon lose q taste
for PLAN, Wholesome food, which is far.
better for the growth Of their bodies, and
also better for her, since it saves her time
and strength. 3s .f'a.} II
SOME people have q way Of talking as il
+ they know every thing and could manage
3 every thing 50 well il every body else would
get out Of their way and let them direct it
4 all. AS you look upon them you wonder
how the Lord got on without them before
they came and how he will get on without
them when they go Richmond Religious
\ Herald. q: 1: a III *&s sklisg ss.s.4. j
A GOOD way to topreyent your children from
uuarreling over your possessions after you
have left them, is to give them your money
now, and the best place to put it for safety,
profit and pleasure is into their heads. Give
them good, sound, practical education, and
they will have valuable property, out or the
reach of the sheriff or the tax gatherer. But
educate for utility; and if your children want
the paint, putty and varnish Of ''culture"
let that come after the frame work is soGdly
built up. 3@ ...z.: .,.:- -.
You've man, when you see young lady
who lies abed late in the morning; who new
erglets the sun indulge in familiarities with
her for fear it will injure her complexion; :.
who never washes dishes or does other do
mestic work for fear it will impair the soft
ness of her hands whose only exercise is
in belAboring the keys of q piano; when
you see lady with these characteristics,
whose cheeks have the bloom Of the rose,
and lips with the ripe, rudy glow Of health,
just remember the familiar legend of spring
cleaning, "Look out for paint!" ii S ~
vnen Baby was sick, We gave her CAS-
| TORIA. .+tS*%'t .>&r3.t gss| !
When she was Child, she cried for CAS-
TORIA. >s..4 ID .sls, ! ..s.. ,s 5.s Il.
When she became Miss, she clung to Cas-
| TORIA., . :},%f '&s57s s a. =, .+Se
When she had Children, she gave them
CASTORIA ~ Lg.: i IL
For Sale by MILLS & JOHNSON. -.@~.
Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
I COMPILED INTEREST.

: An excellent article Of wine is manufac-
tured in Florida from the tomato. ~.
5! REPoRTs show that five million farmers in
the United States own the farms they oc-.
cupy. IF e. j. T. 3T; a '+a% '1- Z w ~ #SS a
NINE million acres of public lands were
taken up by homestead entries in the last
year. .1.. T. g. E!ss+,sa / S. .ss5s g
3 "A BOHEMIAN monk is said to have con-
structed the first lightning rod in 1754 in
MOravia. The apparatus was q pole sur
mounted by an iron rod connected with the
earth by an iron chain. II ~ s' IaH t.sE q
j. THE most expensive piano in the country
is one recently received at New York that
is valued at S49, 500 Over three thousand
dollars was paid noted artist for decorat-
ing the instrument s
THE State of Arkansas Is estimated to
have 10000 600 feet of lumber, 1900
miles of railroad, 3,47O miles of navigable
river, 500, 600 acres Of coal fields, 1900 600
acres Of iron and II 300 square miles Of mar
BILE. !,,ajisN 5s55{ slI5 a A 5 rs
## A LAWSUIT for two-doliar pig has been
running forty-two years, the estimated ex-
spenses amounting to seven thousand dollars.
Each party to the suit is determined to hold
out to the bitter end.
Or the thirty-six million trade dollars
originally coined at the U. s, Mint, only
eight million have been redeemed II is
{ thought most Of them have found their way
to Chinain the course of ade.
7 II NEAR Dubuque, H., II Is said there exists
10 Trappist monastery, the monks Of which
lead lives Of perpetual silence and practice
the gospel of manual labor. They rise at
two d clock in the morning and, altogether,
pursue q rigorous course. Across the
threshold Of their domicile woman is ever
allowed I'd pass.
5s 5s@ FoRTY-FIvE years ago there WASH n'ta 9 post
age stamp IN the United States, says the
Buffalo Courier; but In the last twelve
months the people Of this country have in.
dividuall,r and aeverally put d their tongues
out ,341 3341 HINES to moisten the postage
stamps for the billions Of letters and mill
ions of newspaper rs, pel.iod dicals and parcels
that are carried and delivered BY the Gov,
sernment
Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
INDUSTRIAL SUMMARY.

Cork is superior to wood for plugging a
Worn-out screw hole. 80.
AMERICAN mill machinery is generally re-
earded as superior to that of England, on
the ground of its greater lightness and du-
rability. .#@
An excellent cement for use on materials
exposed to moisture is composed OF one part
Indiacrubber in twelve parts naptha, with
twenty parts powdered gum shellac.'
THE ivory productof one elephant is 100
pounds, the value of which is about three
hundred dollars. England yearly consumes
$50 tons, the product of 1900 elephants.
THE manufacture of carpets from the
fiber of pine leaves promises to become a
thriving industry. It is good substitute
for iute and fax, and bears close resem-
blance to yarn.
A HUNDRED years ago less than million
pounds of wool were annually produced.
half century passed, and the production
had Increased to nearly &c, ,OOO, ,0OO In 1880,
forth years later, the census tells us it was
300, ,40, 600, and to-day it can not be less than
5oG6O,Ooo.
L1oUoR1cE roots when fresh are ground
and then subjected to pressure, and the ex-
pressed juice boiled down to the required
density to form cakes or sticks. 1t is culti-
vated to limited extent in England, but
the iquorices imported into this country
comes from Italy and Spain. ,F e.~ ii,
PAPER window glass is now said to be an
assured fact. AS described: "A window
pane is made of white paper, manufactured
from cotton or linen, and modified by chem
ical action. Afterward the paper is dipped
IN preparation of camphor and alcohol,
which makes it like parchment. From this
point it can be nodded and cut into remark
ably tough sheets entirely transparent, and
it can be dyed with almost the whole OF the
aailine colors, the result being transparent
sheet, showing far more vivid hues than the
best glass exhibits. 49,
A NEW material called "nemort0lythe
has been introduced into the manufacture
of paper. It is said to be far superior to
plaster or kaolin. It contains from IS to 90
per cent. of silicate of magnesia and re-
sembles in it's composition asbestos and
other silicates of magnesia. It is distin-
guished by it's great purity and it's freedom
from peroxide. of iron, from sulphur and
from lime. It is Of q brilliant white. color,
and paper from it takes very high glaze.
It is fibrous, and is therefore susceptible OF
felting. Those who have used it speak very
hipF,1v If it, "a sE sE2 y .tg - =
Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
RAILROAD ITEMS.

THE total mileage of railway in the
United States has, according to a leading
railway journal, almost doubled in the last
thirteen years. -: ~, - -
i IT. is stated one-fifth the entire mileage
of new railroad building done in this coun-
try in the last year, has been done in the
State of Kansas.
IT is estimated that in one year in the
city of Chicago there have been over two
hundred deaths and one thousand injuries
resulting from railroad accidents.
In the matter of fast railroad building it
is said that Western lines are building
roads at the rate of two to five miles day,
and as high as seven miles having been &C.
complished.
The paper car wheel was the invention of
a locomotive engineer His first set of
wheels were made at Brandon, VT, in 1869.
His first attempt to introduce them was
greeted with ridicule, but in a short time
there were thousands of paper wheels in
use, and they have proved more durable
than iron. =, ''
THE guarantee of chilled wheel is thir-
ty-ive thousand miles, while wheels of
other material guaranteed to do greater
service, as the paper wheel, cost from for
ty-five to sixty dollars each. Here is de-
mand for material adapted to the condi-
tions of car-wheel service that shall give
much greater wear than the chilled wheel,
and not be as expensive as the paper wheel.
The locomotive industrial works Of the
United States have been very busy lately,
in the production Of new motors for the in
creasing traffic Of our own and foreign
roads. With labor force Of 1900 men, 318
locomotives, nearly two per day, have been
finished. Orders for $50 more are in hand,
and it is expected that the output for the
year will reach the grand total Of $50.
In a calculation of the amount expended
in laying track in the first six months Of
1887 some interesting statistics are shown.
At an average OF 100 tons Of rail to the mile,
the 1854 miles have required about 375, 900
tons of steel. At a cost of $40 per ton the
value Of this one item is about S15, ,000, 600.
Estimating the cost per mile, including
stations, at $685. 600, the total sum expended
has not been far from S93, ,75O, 900. 1..r...@..
The chemical laboratories connected with
our leading railroads are devoting close at
tention to the character Of lubricating oils
and the quality of these oils offered to rail-
roads having laboratories is improving. A
lfrst-class lubricating oil should stand ex-
pos1re to a temperature Of boiling water for
six hours without showing any appreciable
loss from evaporation. Its flashing point
should not be below 300 degrees, and it
should not CONCEAL at zero. s.s& Y
Mower County transcript., 1887-11-02
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

/ New ENGLAND is nearly free from labor
troubles. "''' v |%e5 's% 4
RAM1E fiber for yarn is to be made at
Pittsburgh. ~ 454#E g s7cHs ~' '>3
A NEW rolling-mill is about to be erected
at East Chicago, Ill. @.
SHOE manufacturers find machine lasting
not so profitable as hand lasting. = t
TWENTY cars have been ordered to run on
the seven miles of electric railway in
Omaha. =
THERE is great and increasing demand
for small houses in Southern manufactur-
ing cities. u ~
:. Bo1LER-s1AKERs are quito busy all over
the country, and machine-shop labor is in
active demand. #g
SOUTHERN cotton mills are adopting cleo
tricity, and find it cheaper and more serv-
iceable than gas. "
Il A GREAT many shoe manufacturers are
going up into New Hampshire. Farmer
boys are picking up the trade.
THE glass chimney factories are all run
ming full handed, and prospects are fatter-
ing for the fall and winter. .,
The twenty-four savings banks of New
York have deposits amounting to $780,
0o0,0O0 The number of depositors is 6S7,-
600.
" A NEW YORK railroad company will ex-
pend six hundred thousand dollars in intro
ducing new system Of steam heating for
cars; r.
& CLOTHING cutters expect to have all the
work they can possibly do. There are very
few apprentices coming along to compete
for employment. + ...,
THE Western Forge and Rolling Mills,
East St, Louis, Ill, are preparing for the
nancfacture of railroad links and pins, in
addition to their regular specialties.
TIE Nashua IN. H. Iron and Steel Com
pany are at work on two cotton press links,
weighing thirteen tons each. which will be
among tho largest evey made A six-ton
crank shaft is also in process OF constrnc-
ton. -
. PRINTERS are once more finding work
, more abundant An equalization Of wages
will be attempted in several localities this
fall, especially in Western cities. Job
printers have large amount Of work in
sight
# a HORSE in Bucnos Ayres, including har-
ness, is worth only two tons of coal; hence
horses will be used on a railroad line two
hundred miles long. A Philadelphia COM
pany has the contract for a portion Of the
equipments. ss, .. .,.<e
TnE East Tennessee Iron and Steel Com
pany has been organized by Boston syndi-
cate, who havo purchased $4,000 acres in
the heart Of the iron and coal district of
Tennessee. Tho company has paid up
capital of $500, 900. =
TIE boss coopors Of Milwaukee have
formed u combination to resist the placing
OF K. of Il. labels on the kegs manufactured
] by them. The men will strike, and tho
brewery employees will refuse to handle
kegs without the liable. <*1+''r'.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-13
The siberian s,tane pine.

J Though wc have as yet no lurge trees
of this pine in the west we have The hest
reason for believing that il will prove
oInin.ntly valuable as IN ornamental and
TRAILER tree, and also rs n mt hearing tres.
On the dry steppes of eastern Russia,
where most other cOnifcrs fail, il is grown
largely for IFS fine grained. soft and
fragrant timber. which is used all over
The world for carving and for its edible
nuts which arc found for sale i'm every
grocery and on all trains IT is also a
favorite tree in pnblic and private parks
and for avenues in about oil parts OF east
Europe. In expression it has something
Of the graceful, light colored foliage of
the white pine with the density aud.
pyrnmidsl habit Of our rcd pine. .s
We have found it specially easy to grow
from seed; as the little plants shoot up
from the large nuts rs vigorously rs corn.
and ere not easy TO sunburn or liable to
damp off, Commercially the seeds
may be obtained cbeaply and in any guam
tity.--J. l.. u. in Iowa Register.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-13


and escape with him. She left boy OF s
years to comfort her bcreaved husband. The
Old Mans present wife had been his cook.
She was large, loyal and aggressive.
Before he could reply, Joe Dinmick sug-
gested with great directnoss that it was the
"Oh Mans house," and that, invoking the
divine power, il the case were his own, he
would invite whom he pleased, even if in so
doing he inlperiled his salvation. Tho pow
el's OF evil, Le further remarked, should con-
tend against him vainly. All this delivered
with o terseness and vigor lost in this neces-
sary translation. - r.-
-"In course Certainly. Thet's it, said the
Old Ean with sympathetic frown. "Thar's
no troubls about tibet. It's my own house,
built every stick Oh it myself. Don't you be
afeard O. her, boys. She may cut upa trilc
rcugh--ez wimmin debut she'll come
round" Secretly the Old Nan trustcd to
tho exaltation of liquor and tie power OF
courageous example to sustain Kim in such
al emergency.
As yet, Dick Builen, the oracle and leader
Of Simpsons Oar, had rot spoken. lie now
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-13

AFFAIRS q r,an they coil .SaaGy Glars"
In the great quiet that seemed to have
>fallcn'upon the house the sigh of the near
pines ami the drip Of leaves without was very
distinct. Jchnny's voice, too, was lowered
as be went OF, Don't you take Oil now, fur
I'm gcttin' all right fast Wot's the boys
dom out tliary'
The Old Man partly opened the door and
peered through. His guests were sitting
there socially enough, and there were few
silver coins and a lean bnckskin purse OH tho
table. "Bettin' on suthin--somc li:tlc game
or mother. They're ell right" he replied to
Johnny, and recommended his rubbing.
g. ard Ike to take hand and win some
money" said Johnny, re1ectively, after a
pause. go ~ .s..,. .--,.sa 80.
The Old lfan glibly repeated what was
evidently familiar formula, chat If johnny
would wait until 10 struck it rich in the
tunrel he'd have lots of money, ETC., etc.
YES" said Johnny, "but you cont And
whether you strike it or win it, it's about
tie same. It's all luck. But it's mighty
cur'o's about Chrismiss--ain't It. Why dc
they call it Chrislnissg'
Perhaps from some instructive deference to
the ovcrhcariug of his guests, CT from, some
vague sense of incongruity, tho Old Mans
reply was so low as to be inaudible beyond
tue room. "
EYES," said Johnny, with some slight a!,a.e-
meilt of interest, 1--WE hcerd o. him before.
Thar, that'll do, dad! 1 don't ache near 50
bad as did. Now wrap me tight in this yer
blanket. So. Now be added i'm mufle,l
whisper, "sit down yer by me till 1 go asleep"
To assure himself OF obedience, he disengaged
one hand from tho blanket, and, grasping his
fathers sleeve, again composed himself to
rest.
For some moments the Old Man waited
patiently. Then the unwonted stiffness OF
the house excited his curiosity, ami. without
moving from the bed, he cautiously opened
the door with his disensagei hand, and
looked into the main room. To his infinite
surprise it was dark and deserted. But ever,
then snioldering log on the hearth broke,
and by the ulspringiDg blaze he saw the
figure of Dick Bullen sitting by tho dying
enibers. eH 1893
"IIeIo!' size - -.
Dick started, rose. and came somewhat I'M
steadily toward him.
@Wbars the boys" said the Old Ma,.
"Gono up the canyon Oh a EttIs pasear.
They're coming back for me in mint. I'm
waitin' round for EN-; What are you starin'
at, Old Mans' he added with forced laugh;
2do you think I'm thunkf'
{ The Old HAN fnighthave beenpar'icned the
superstition, for Dicks cyts were bln,i,i and
his face flushed. He loitered aid lounged
back 10 the chimney, yawned, shook himself,
buttoned up his coat and laughed. "Liquov
amt 20 plenty az thai, Old Nan. Now don't
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-13
Admiral Aubc's New Gunboat.

Admiral Aubc, of the French, navy,
seems to DC n wide awake end lively old
salt. Ills new gunbeat has just been
tried and found worthy. her speed being
over ninctren miles au hour. He proposts
TO build n great feet of these Eoats, each
carrying a single gun of the most power
full description. Half dozen Of such
boats, it is now believed, would be more
effective in "a naval engagement than one
large iron clad ship. a first class man-of-
war of the mot,ern tyre would. it *
thought, lie as powcrlcss against feet of
such lively little gnnboats, rs bull
against n swarm Of hornets. The Ger
ni;ins arc nlso turning their attention to
smart gunboats of pretty much the same
kind, and possibly in the rear future COM
retitive examinations In the tuctics of this
rev marine cavalry iaay form part of the
programme of naval service reform.-
New York Sun,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-13
How He Kept His Trousers Creased.

There is dude in the department Of
state the .creases in whose paataloons arc
the admiration and envy OF his fellows.
and they long sought in vain 10 discover
how he kept them so. II was Il secret he
refused under any circumstances tn dis
close, and there was Il belief in the de-
partmcnt that he lad t,,iior GENE in
every morning and do them up. But Ike
mystery was discovered when he went off
on his vacation not long ago. lie hid
been away for a few days when enc OF
his chums received q telegram from him
reading as follows: 80 .-t..~4 20
PLEASE send me by express at once q
pair of trowsers, you will find under the
mattress on my bed.
The friend attended to the GRAND, and
his compensation WAS the knowledge Of
the PROCESS by which the ,dCs!e Kept his
pants creased. Now no clerk in the state
department gocs 10 bed without first rlac-
ing his breechcs undcr the mattress ami
the result is II marked Improvement in
The appearance of their legs.--ChicaSo
News ..ss.-.- 30 .t.H .r.. p ...ra
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-01-13
An Exp,oded SANDER.

"ralkr' exclaimed the barber, indis.
nantly. 'That IL aii exploded SANDER.
There is not first class si!up-that
Is, ,olsovisi. parlor-in the city where
man willtsik 10 Z customer unless the
customer speaks first. It's very i@d form
no,. Cor even barber 10 say Good morn.
Ing or anything CT that soT;;. a slight
nod OF recognition, with the faintest
shadow Of pleased expression, which
rust not he allowed to extend into u
smile, is the only correct caper. "--Phila-
i;clphia Call -H8a ttEttaEt